Assistant Vice President

Academic Credentials

University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY

Ph.D. Candidate, Anticipated 2012 Advisor: Steve Holbrook

Denison University, Granville, OH

B.S. – Physics, May 2007 Advisor: Steven Doty

B.A. – Philosophy, May 2007 Advisor: Mark Moller

Research Experience

Graduate Research: University of Wyoming, geophysics, 2007: Using Reflection Seismology to Investigate the Structure of the Water Column. My thesis concerns the oceanic water column and how temperature and density vary as a function of depth. Using seismic data I am examining large-scale oceanic finestructure; in particular I am looking at the physics behind ocean water mixing in turbulent regions and its expression in seismic reflection images.

Undergraduate Research: Young Scholar, philosophy, summer 2006: Quantum Mechanics: Physical Interpretations and Philosophical Consequences. Ten weeks of research in philosophy resulting in an original philosophy paper. I examined different interpretations of quantum mechanics and made a philosophical argument for why a Bohmian interpretation was the most philosophically plausible.

Undergraduate Research: Denison University Research Foundation Scholar, computational astrophysics, summer 2005: Modeling Star Formation: 3-D Visualizations of Gaseous and Dusty Clouds. Ten week research project aimed to produce three dimensional models of star-forming clouds. I first generated temperature and density models of gaseous and dusty star-forming clouds. With the models I tested software packages and created realistic 3-D images and ‘fly-through’ movies useful for seeing changes around structures in the model.

Undergraduate Research: Anderson Scholar, computational astrophysics, summer 2004: Effect of Gas on Temperature and Density in 3-D Star-Forming Clouds. Ten weeks of research investigating the role of gas in star forming clouds. I wrote computer programs that calculated how the gaseous components of star-forming clouds affect the clouds temperature and density locally and globally.

Academic Work

Graduate Research Assistant for Geophysics, University of Wyoming 2007

Undergraduate Lab Assistant for nine courses including: introductory astronomy, introductory physics for non-majors, introductory physics for majors, physics and the sound of music, Denison University 2004-2007

Undergraduate Tutor for Introductory Physics, Denison University 2006

Honors

Sigma Pi Sigma, National Physics Honor Society

Heritage Scholarship Recipient 2003-2007

Senior Fellow, Denison University Philosophy department 2007

Junior Fellow, Denison University Physics department 2006

Excellence in first-year physics award, Denison University 2004

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Leadership Experience

Vice President, Sigma Pi Sigma/Society of Physics Students, Denison Chapter 2005-2006

Vice President, Delta Chi Fraternity, Denison Chapter 2006

Editor-in-Chief, Episteme International Journal of Undergraduate Philosophy, 2007

Assistant Editor, Episteme, 2005-2006

Skills

Programming Languages: MATLAB, Fortran

Software Packages: Focus, Microsoft Office

Operating Systems: UNIX, Linux Red Hat, Windows, OS X

Extra-Curricular

Geology Club & AAPG, UW Chapter 2007

Varsity Cross Country 2003, 2004

Varsity Indoor & Outdoor Track 2004, 2005

Admissions Host for prospective students, Denison University 2003-2006

Disc Jockey, WDUB Denison College Radio 2005-2007

Science student representative to the Library Committee 2005-2006

Brotherhood Chairman, Delta Chi Fraternity

Planning and Leading four backpacking trips 5-9 days in length for 2-7 people

International Experience

Six years living in Singapore 1992-1994, 1999-2001

Conversant in French

Acquainted with Mandarin Chinese

References

Dr. Steve Holbrook Dr. Steven Doty Dr. Mark Moller

Professor of Geophysics Professor of Physics Professor of Philosophy

University of Wyoming Denison University Denison University

Geology and Geophysics Physics and Astronomy Department of Philosophy

Laramie, WY 82071 Granville, OH 43023 Granville OH, 43023

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